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Production of Volatile Organic Compounds in PGPR

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Handbook for Azospirillum

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Bacteria affect plant growth through several mechanisms. A recently described mechanism involves the production of microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs), which are gaseous molecules capable of interacting with plants in the soil environment. mVOCs may promote plant growth directly, through induced resistance systemic (ISR), or indirectly through suppression of phytopathogens (biocontrol). In this chapter, we describe several experimental designs for evaluation of mVOCs effects on plant growth, ISR or biocontrol mechanisms; potential problems with the methodologies and possible solutions. To date, relatively few mVOCs have been identified and their effects on plant growth characterized. Generally, the effect observed on a particular plant–bacterium interaction was attributed to the pool of mVOCs produced, like an evidence of synergism among chemical compounds.

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  1. Dpto. Biología Molecular, FCEFQyN, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Campus Universitario, Río Cuarto, 5800, Argentina

    Maricel Santoro, Lorena Cappellari, Walter Giordano & Erika Banchio

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  1. Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal y de la Interacción Planta-Microorganismo, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina

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  2. Faculty of Agricultue Food and Environme, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Central, Israel

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  3. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Balcarce, Argentina

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Santoro, M., Cappellari, L., Giordano, W., Banchio, E. (2015). Production of Volatile Organic Compounds in PGPR. In: Cassán, F., Okon, Y., Creus, C. (eds) Handbook for Azospirillum. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06542-7_17

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